VirusTotal, the website that allows you to upload a file and scan it against numerous antivirus engines, shared yesterday that it has been working with Microsoft to help solve the problem of false positives. A false positive is where an antivirus flags a file as malicious incorrectly. These can range from mildly annoying to havoc-producing, week-ruining events. If a core … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2015
5K Player, a media player and YouTube downloader for Mac
Updated: 2017-09-12 5K Player is a media player for Mac that covers a variety of entertainment options from its first version 2.0 release in 2015. It includes online radio options, DVD playback, and plays local video and music files. A lesser known feature, 5K Player also includes a YouTube downloader and operates as an AirPlay sender & receiver to stream movies … [Read more...]
Logitech peripherals now compatible with Chromebooks
Keyboard, mouse, and other PC accessory-maker Logitech recently introduced the Logitech Unifying app for Chromebook. The app, which is available in the Chrome Web Store, allows you to view which devices are connecting to your computer and pair/un-pair them. This allows your Chromebook or Chromebox to work with multiple wireless mice and keyboards from Logitech that use the … [Read more...]
YouTube introducing multi-view videos
YouTube is introducing videos with multiple angles. The new experience is being dubbed Choose Your View and is available as a separate tab on a YouTube channel. During playback of a video with Choose Your View capability, you can click on the thumbnail to switch to that camera angle. Alternatively, you can use the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard or the number 1-4 to … [Read more...]
TurboTax resumes state tax filing after fraud investigation
Tax software company TurboTax paused state filing amid growing concerns of tax fraud. The state of Minnesota actually stopped accepting tax filings prepared using TurboTax. The company worked with a third-party security expert Palantir to examine fraud activities and has since resumed filing state taxes according to a blog post earlier today. Federal tax filing was not … [Read more...]